​Central

The central government is responsible for the overall policy and legislation in the field of:

• Electricity industry;
• Heating industry;
• Improving the thermal performance of buildings through Government insulation schemes and subsidies for systemic defects.
• Gas industry;
• Electricity and gas market liberalisation and power industry restructuring;
• The production and transport of oil;
• Coal production:
• The use of renewable energy sources;
• The diversification of energy sources;
• Energy supply, including potential State of emergency;
• The rationalisation of fuel and energy consumption, and
• Atomic waste disposal.
• Measures for increased energy efficiency in industrial production.

Regional

• Apply legislative measures at regional level.
• Implement measures according to the Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2017-2019 with an Outlook up to 2020

Local

• Apply legislative measures at municipal level.
• Implement measures according to the Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2017-2019 with an Outlook up to 2020

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of the Economy of the Slovak Republic

Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency

Regulatory Office for Network Industries

The Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic

Sources:

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.221/1996 on the Slovak Republic Territorial and Administrative Organisation, last amendment 453/2001.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.222/1996 on the Organisation of Local State Administration, last amendment 180/2014.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.302/2001 on the Government of higher territorial units (Law on the region), last amendment 177/2018.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.416/2001 on the transfer of some competences from State administration to Municipalities and higher territorial units, last amendment 440/2015.

Slovak National Council Act No. 369/1990 on Municipalities, last amendment 5/2019.